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Ready-Mix Concrete

Leader: CRH — 6.0% S1 · 15.0% CR3

S1
6.0%
leader
CR3
15.0%
top 3 combined
HHI
120
Unconcentrated
MARKET SIZE
$32B
US

How this is calculated

FORMULA
S1 = CRH revenue / total revenue = 6.0%
CR3 = CRH + Martin Marietta + Vulcan Materials = 15.0%
HHI = Σ(share²) = 120 (Unconcentrated (HHI < 1,500))
DENOMINATOR
Revenue — $32B (US)
US ready-mix concrete manufacturing shipment value (NAICS 32732).
Size from: US Economic Census 2022 NAICS 32732
TOP 3 PLAYERS
#1CRH6.0%
#2Martin Marietta5.0%
#3Vulcan Materials4.0%
METHODOLOGY NOTE
CRH US ready-mix concrete revenue divided by total US shipment value per 2022 Economic Census NAICS 32732. Validated against NRMCA industry data and MLM/VMC 10-K segment disclosures.
SOURCES
Year: 2022
Geo: US
Firms: 2,500+
NAICS: 32732

Labor economics

REV / EMPLOYEE (leader)
$0.4M
industry avg $0.3M
SG&A % (leader)
22%
of revenue

CRH FY2024 SG&A 21.9% (includes haulage costs in SG&A — definitional outlier vs MLM 6.8% / VMC 7.2%)

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Source Quality Hierarchy

Every market has a primary source plus 1–3 validation sources. Revenue numerators come from SEC 10-K filings; denominators validated against the Economic Census where available.

TIER 1Authoritative anchorsGovernment data + SEC filings
US Economic Census (data.census.gov) · SEC EDGAR / Company 10-Ks · BEA Industry Value-Added (FRED) · BLS QCEW · USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries · EIA Refinery Capacity Report · FDA device listings
TIER 2Leading commercial trackersIndustry-standard paid trackers
IDC Semiannual Software Tracker · Gartner Market Share & Magic Quadrant · IBISWorld NAICS reports · StatCounter Global Stats · eMarketer / Insider Intelligence · Synergy Research Group
TIER 3Category specialistsBest-in-class niche authorities
SIPRI (aerospace & defense) · IQVIA (pharma) · TrendForce (semiconductors) · CIMdata (CAD/PLM) · Nilson Report (payments) · Am Law 100 (legal) · ENR Top 500 (A&E) · AM Best (insurance) · SIA (staffing) · Ad Age (agencies) · Barron's / Cerulli (wealth) · Evaluate MedTech · Nielsen Gauge (streaming) · Gridwise (ride-hail) · Bloomberg Second Measure (delivery) · RC Top 100 (roofing) · SDM Top 100 (fire/safety) · Big 4 annual reports · ALM Intelligence (consulting)

Data vintage: Q2 2025 research compilation. Labels updated 2026-Q2. Tier 1 sources refreshed from FY2025 SEC filings where available. For full methodology see the Methodology page.